Resilience

Strategic planning is the process of setting long-term goals and determining the best strategies and actions to achieve them. It involves assessing an organization’s current position, defining its vision and mission, identifying priorities, and allocating resources to guide decision-making and ensure future success.

A resource management plan addresses the type, quantity, and location of resources that an agency would require to execute an effective emergency response. It also includes gaps, capabilities, cost and procurement information.

Threat and vulnerability assessments are systematic evaluations used to identify potential risks to people, systems, or assets. A threat assessment identifies possible sources of harm, such as natural disasters or cyberattacks, while a vulnerability assessment examines weaknesses that could be exploited. Together, they help organizations prioritize risks and strengthen security and preparedness.

A risk assessment is a process to identify potential hazards and analyze what could happen if a hazard occurs.

A gap analysis is designed is to improve operational readiness and reduce disaster impacts by identifying and reducing or eliminating shortfalls that exist between estimated requirements, standards, and performance measures and the actual response and short-term recovery capabilities.

An After-Action Report (AAR) is a structured review or analysis of an event, exercise, or incident to evaluate what happened, why it happened, and how it can be done better in the future. It typically identifies strengths, weaknesses, lessons learned, and recommended improvements to enhance future performance.

CHHS supports organizations by analyzing training needs, developing customized training curricula, facilitating sessions, and creating multi-year training and exercise plans. CHHS also designs and evaluates HSEEP-compliant exercises—ranging from drills to table-top to full-scale exercises—to test plans, identify strengths and gaps, and develop After-Action Reports and Improvement Plans. CHHS further assists with implementing improvements based on exercise outcomes.

An Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) is a document which outlines how an organization and/or facility will respond to an emergency. The EOP sets guidelines to manage a disaster in an effective, efficient, and timely manner. 

Recovery planning is the process of developing strategies and procedures to restore operations, services, and infrastructure after a disruptive event such as a natural disaster, cyberattack, or other emergency. It ensures that an organization can quickly resume critical functions, minimize downtime, and reduce long-term impacts.